Bill Duesing

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Bill Duesing is executive director of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of Connecticut.


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  • The solution beneath our feet

    As food prices rise, policymakers ignore potential of home and community gardens 9

    Posted 1 year, 7 months ago

    This originally aired on WSHU Public Radio in Fairfield, Conn.

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    "Gardens are viewed as 'hobbies' by most politicians/bureaucrats and administrators and are seldom taken seriously as real sources of real food," says a University of Connecticut agricultural extension specialist, speaking of the United States Department of Agriculture. This attitude represents a serious impediment to a healthy, and sustainable food supply and society.

    Backyard garden. Photo: Laura Gibb via Flickr
    Photo: Laura Gibb

    Feeding a growing population with shrinking resources without polluting the… Read More

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